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Security‑training bill laid over after lengthy committee discussion on costs, scope and implementation
Summary
Representative Johnson’s proposal to increase minimum training for licensed private security officers from 12 to 40 hours and annual continuing education from 6 to 24 hours was amended and laid over; sponsors agreed to further stakeholder work after members and industry raised logistical, fiscal and workforce concerns.
House File 1686, a proposal to raise preassignment training for licensed security officers from 12 to 40 hours and increase annual continuing education from 6 to 24 hours, was amended in committee and laid over for further work after wide-ranging testimony and member questions about costs, workforce turnover and implementation details.
Sponsor Representative Johnson framed the bill as a public‑safety and professionalization measure: “Proper, comprehensive, and in person training is a necessity,” she said, listing mental‑health first aid, naloxone…
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